From: Frontline Client
Li Kenong is the only founding general who has never fought in a war, ranking fourth. His victory was hidden in the treacherous clouds that could not be seen below the battlefield. He is thoughtful, low-key and modest, and is a convincing "king of agents" of our party.
In 1929, in order to break through the Kuomintang and grasp the enemy's movements, with the approval of the organization, Li Kenong was admitted to the Shanghai Radio Administration Bureau of the Kuomintang as a broadcast news editor. In the den of dragons and tigers, Li Kenong quickly gained the trust of Xu Enzeng, the leader of the CC spy organization, with his outstanding talent, fluent writing, quick thinking, and excellent work ability. Soon, he was promoted to the chief of the electrical affairs unit, and his official position was Although it was not a large organization, it controlled the wireless telegraph personnel across the country and obtained a lot of important information.
From December 1930 to May 1931, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army successfully crushed the first and second large-scale military "encirclement and suppression" launched by Chiang Kai-shek against the Soviet area. The victory against "encirclement and suppression" was inseparable from the efforts on the secret front - Qian Zhuangfei obtained top-secret strategic information such as "encirclement and suppression" orders and troop deployment from Xu Enzeng in advance, and Li Kenong promptly handed it over to Chen Geng and Central Military Commission Secretary Zhou Enlai. This information was timely and accurate, allowing the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army to have a clear understanding of the enemy's deployment and troop mobilization, and to gain strategic initiative on the battlefield.
Because the special team led by Li Kenong controlled the enemy's intelligence agency, Chiang Kai-shek's several attempts to crack the CCP Central Leadership Agency in Shanghai failed. But just as they were working vigorously, something unexpected happened.
In the early morning of April 26, 1931, a sudden knock on the door woke Li Kenong from his sleep. The person who came was none other than Qian Zhuangfei’s son-in-law Liu Qifu. He brought an urgent piece of information: "Ling Ming ( Gu Shunzhang's pseudonym)" He was arrested and has surrendered. If he can be quickly transferred to Nanjing, all the central organs of the Communist Party can be eliminated within three days. "As the head of the Central Special Branch, Gu Shunzhang has a large number of central secrets. The consequences of his rebellion will be unimaginable. , "Purge all the central organs of the Communist Party" is really not an exaggeration! There is no time to waste. We must inform the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China before the enemy takes action!
However, this day was not the date when Li Kenong and Chen Geng met, and he himself was in danger of being noticed at any time, but he couldn't care about that at this time. After many twists and turns, he finally found Chen Geng through the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China at an emergency backup liaison station just established by the central government, and then followed Chen Geng to find Zhou Enlai without stopping. At the critical moment, Zhou Enlai made a decisive decision: all the agencies stationed in Shanghai were transferred; all connections and clues that Gu Shunzhang had access to were cut off. As soon as Zhou Enlai and others left, the Kuomintang came to the door based on the address provided by Gu Shunzhang, but failed. When CC faction leader Chen Lifu learned of this incident, he lamented: "We only have five minutes to capture Zhou Enlai alive!"
Many years later, Li Kenong died of illness. Premier Zhou Enlai once said sadly: "Comrade Li Kenong, although he never led troops into battle, he The contribution is greater than that of an army."
Author: Lu Yan
Editor: Jin Leilei
